diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 85c5c9959..8092c7ecc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ before_script:
     - DATABASE=travis
     - USER=travis
     - PASSWORD=
-    - echo $USER
+
+    # add apc cache
+    - chmod +x ./test/bin/install-apcu.sh && ./test/bin/install-apcu.sh
+    - phpenv config-add ./test/bin/apc.ini
 
     # fix username before default rules apply
     - sh -c "if [ '$DB' = 'pgsql' ]; then sed -i 's/'\''vz'\''/'\''postgres'\''/' etc/volkszaehler.conf.php; fi;"
diff --git a/test/bin/apc.ini b/test/bin/apc.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..688768e8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bin/apc.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+; your general apc settings go here
+apc.enable_cli=1
diff --git a/test/bin/install-apcu.sh b/test/bin/install-apcu.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca4af2ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bin/install-apcu.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" == "5.3" ] || [ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" == "5.4" ]
+then
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "no" | pecl install apcu-beta
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